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manufacturing, insurance, travel, retailing, communica—
tions, computing, agriculture, banking, and healthcare.
An example in the travel industry might be the cost of
business travel per day in various European citi

Chapter 2: Charts and Graphs 1
Chapter 2
Charts and Graphs
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of chapter 2 is for you to master several techniques for
summarizing and depicting data, thereby enabling you to:
1.
Recognize the difference between grou

Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics
1
Chapter 1
Introduction to Statistics
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The primary objective of chapter 1 is to introduce you to the world of statistics, enabling
you to:
1.
Define statistics.
2.
Be aware of a wide range of appli